Taiwanese roller skaters win big
Taiwanese roller skaters Chuang Wei-ning and Liu Yi-hsuan won gold and silver in their 500+D sprint events at the World Skate Games in Asuncion, Paraguay, on Monday.
Chuang, a student at Kaohsiung Municipal Tsoying Senior High School, won gold in the junior men’s 500+D sprint in 41.215 seconds. Italy’s Edoardo Abis took silver, while Colombia’s Juan Silva Rodriguez claimed bronze.
Liu, competing in the senior women’s event, clocked 43.837 seconds, finishing behind Colombia’s Sara Munoz Moreno, who took gold in 43.496 seconds.
Taiwanese roller skater Yi-Hsuan Liu.
Photo grab from IG /@02_hsuan_17
Liu won the women’s marathon title at the World Speed Skating Championships in China last year.
Athletes from 37 countries are competing in this year’s World Skate Games, with Taiwan winning 10 gold, eight silver and six bronze medals so far. Freestyle skating has contributed 18 medals to Taiwan’s tally — seven gold, seven silver and four bronze.
The Games run until Sunday, featuring 40 disciplines across 12 sports categories and e-sports.
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